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Articles By Masha Borak

Masha Borak is a technology journalist. Her work has appeared in Wired, Business Insider, Rest of World, and other media outlets. Previously she reported for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Reach out to her at masha@biometricupdate.com.

 

Potential Consortium nears end of digital wallet pilots

Potential, one of the consortia selected to run large-scale pilots for the upcoming EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, is preparing…

 

Namirial and Signaturit to form new group

E-signature and trust services company Signaturit is joining Namirial Group. The two European trust solutions and digital transaction management (DTM)…

 

Digi Yatra dreams of expansion

India’s face biometrics-based air travel app Digi Yatra has covered 24 of the country’s major airports and is expanding to…

 

Switzerland prepares to introduce biometric ID cards

Switzerland is planning to introduce a new chip-enabled biometric identity card by the end of 2026. The country is introducing…

 

Mexico debates centralizing biometric citizen codes to search for missing persons

The Mexican government has taken another step toward turning the country’s biometric-based Unique Population Registry Code (Clave Única de Registro…

 

Experian taps Mastercard identity insights to prevent fraud

Mastercard will provide its identity verification and fraud prevention technology to data broker and consumer credit reporting company Experian, allowing…

 

EU releases new batch of EUDI Wallet Implementing Acts for feedback

Companies are presenting new features that will make the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet even more convenient, while Ukraine takes…

 

Guyana says digital ID cards delayed by integration challenges

Guyana has been unable to meet its goal to begin issuing biometric electronic identity cards last year due to issues…

 

EES pre-registration app to roll out in Sweden this year

EU border agency Frontex has announced that the mobile application developed to ease Entry-Exit System (EES) border checks will go…

 

Facewatch comes under the public eye again

Biometric security company Facewatch will provide its technology to UK retailer Iceland. News of a new client comes only a…

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